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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 491,87 5, datedFebruary 14, 1893. Application filed October 17, 1892. Serial No.449,08'2. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM OORRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safes, Vaults, &c.,of which the'following is a specification.

My invention relates to safes, and similar receptacles for valuables,and the invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement ofthe parts, as hereinafter` more fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a safe and its support, showing thesafe closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing one of the sectionsof the safe swung around and open, and the other section closed by thedoor. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing both sections opened, andFig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line --x of Fig. l,showing the interlocking of the flanges, and the manner in which theyare locked together by the bolt Work. f

The object of my present invention is to so construct the body of a safeor similar receptacle in two sections or parts that the fianges on theinner faces of the sections Will telescope or interlock when the partsare brought together, and be securely locked by bolt work within, and sothat there shall be no exterior door, knobs, or fastening of any kind;and to provide means for supporting and moving one or both of thesections for opening and closing the same, and for moving the wholebodily when desired.

To accomplish these results I provide a base or frame A, which I providewith wheelsas shown, and on this I mount two sliding platforms B and B',they being provided with ways or ianges of any suitable form to fitcorresponding grooves or guide ways on the base, and cause them whenmoved to and fro thereon, to move in one and the same line. These twovplatforms are each half as long as the base as shown, and as shown moreclearly in Fig. 4, they are connected by a shaftE which is mounted inbearings h on the base A and has near one end'a right, and near theother end a left handed screw thread, which engage with lugst' of therespective platforms, so that by turning this shaft E in one directionthe platforms are drawn apart, and by turning it in the oppositedirection, they will be forced together. This shaft is provided with acrank C at one or both ends as shown, for operating it; and in case ofvery large or heavy safes, gearing may be added with countershafts ifnecessary to give greater power; or any other mechanism maybesubstituted for that shown, to move the platforms and the parts mountedthereon, that shown being sufficient for ordinary sized safes, and verysimple.

The body of the safe or receptacle I make in two parts or sections G andF, as shown in the several figures, and preferably of uniform depth ornearly so. They may be made in any of the approved methods or plans ofbuilding safes, but ordinarily of a series of plates as shown, the edgesof the alternate plates of each section being arranged to project beyondthe others, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, the projecting anges onone section beingl arranged to come opposite the grooves or recesses inthe edge of the other section, so that when the two sections or partsGand F are`placed face to face and brought together, these flanges m andn of the respective sections will interlock, or lap one over the other,as shown in Fig. 4, in which it will be seen that the flanges m on theedges of the part G fit into the grooves between the flanges 'n of thepart F, and the flanges n on the edges of the part F will in like mannerfit into the grooves between the anges m on the edges of the part G, thetwo sections thus telesooping when brought together. As shown, theseanges and grooves extend all the way around on the front edges of bothsections, and the inner fiange of each "i section is provided with aseries of holes a, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the holesin the'flanges ofsection G being arranged exactly in .line

with the holes'in the flanges of sectiony F, lso

that when the parts are brought together the ICO ends will pass throughthe holes in the flanges of both parts and thus fasten the parts firmlytogether. In the drawings I have showuthese holes as being' made in butone flange on each section, but it is obvious that they may be made intwo or more of each section if desired, but never through the outerones. So too it is obvious that there may be more or less of theseinterlocking flanges, depending on the number of plates used inconstructing the sections. Or, if the walls be made of solid metal ofany suitable kind, the flanges may be formed by cutting the grooves inthe edges, the metal left between the grooves forming the anges. Eachsection when thus constructed, is mounted on the movable platforms, onesection on onc platform B, and the other section on the other platform Bas shown in the several figures. These sections, one or both, areprovided with a pivot c which fits in a hole or socket in the platform,and which serves as the axis of rotation to enable the sections to beturned part way around on their respective platforms, as shown in Fig.3, in which both sections are shown thus pivoted and turned, to affordready access to their contents. In Fig. 2 one section only is shown thuspivoted and turned, it being optional whether one or both parts shall bearranged to turn on its platform. They will be provided with wheels orother means to enable them to be convenientlyT moved, but as these arecommon devices I have not thought it necessary to show them in thedrawings.

The bolt work used with this style of safe will be of the automaticclass, controlled by a time lock; and as there are several of these inpublic use, any one of which may be used, it is unnecessary to describethem, further than to say that they are so arranged that when it isdesired to lock the safe the bolts are retracted by manual force againstthe pressure of springs, and are held in that position by a catch ortrigger which is released by a movable projection carried by the door,and which is arranged to strike against the body of the safe or asuitable projection thereon as the door is closed, thus releasing thebolts which automatically shoot into place. Another set of unlockingsprings is arranged to withdraw the bolts at the proper time which arealso set or compressed by a lever before closing the door, and which areheld in that condition by alever which is held by the hook of the timelock: so that when the time for opening the safe arrives (and for whichof course the time lock will be set before the door is closed) the timelock operating on the hook will release the lever which holds theunlocking springs compressed, when they will instantly retract thebolts-these unlocking springs of course beingsufficiently stron gtooperate the bolt work. supposing the door to be provided with any suchautomatic bolt work, to close the safe, the sections will first beturned on their platforms so as to bring their open sides face to face,when by turning the screw shaft E the two platforms with the sectionsthereon will be brought together as represented in Fig. l, with theirflanges interlocked as shown in Fig. 4, in which position they will besecurely locked together by the bolts b, until as above described, thebolts are automatically withdrawn. Itwill thus be seen that by thisconstruction there is no outside door or opening, nor any hole for aspin dle, knob or handle, nothing but the joint where the sections meet,and which will be made as tight and close as possible, and which is alsocovered by a band t, as shown.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the supportingdevices. So too, if desired, each of the sections may be provided with aseparate door, independent of the door which carries the bolt work, andbe provided with separate locks so that either section can be keptclosed while the other is open for use. So too, instead of making thetwo sections of uniform depth, one may be made much deeper than theother, the principle and mode of operation being the same.

In applying this invention to Vaults, one section will be made very muchdeeper than the other, this deeper portion in fact constituting the bodyof the vault, and it will `be stationary, while the other portion orsection will be made comparatively shallow, and movable. It may be madeto turn as above described, or it may be arranged to simply be movedforward and back in a right line, to close and open the vault, thismovable portion thus constituting what may be termed a vestibule to thevault proper. It is obvious that in a vault thus constructed, therewould be secured the same advantages of interlocking flanges, lockedtogether by automatic bolt work arranged within, the same absence of adoor, and holes for spindles, locks, handles dsc., as in safes, and I sopropose to apply the invention.

I am aware that safes have been patented in which two or more sectionsare brought together, and one section then rotated to cause itssectional flanges to interlock with corresponding sectional flanges onthe other part or parts, and I do not claim such, but

What I do claim is,

1. A safe or vault composed two sections or parts, each provided on itsface with a flange arranged to overlap or telescope upon the flange ofthe other section when brought together in a right line, with anautomatic bolt work arranged to project its bolts through holes in theflanges of the respective sections, whereby the parts can be securelyfastened together Without rotating either of the parts, and without theuse of any knob, spindle or bolt projecting through the walls to theexterior.

2. In combination with a safe or vault composed of two rectangularsections or parts, each part provided on its meeting face with one ormore flanges and grooves arranged to IOC IIO

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t into or with those of the other part when brought together in a rightline, an automatic bolt work secured to or upon a door hinged within oneof the parts in such relation to the overlapping flanges of the sectionsas to project its bolts through holes in the flanges of both sections,substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a safe composed of two sections or parts, areciprocating platform carrying one of said sections, said platformbeing provided with guides to insure the accurate movement of thesection in a right line, all mounted on a movable frame substantially asset forth.

